My mother-in-law's 2002 Civic EX Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) recently came on. She can't remember if it was before or after she filled with gas at a local Speedway. Also, I had removed, inspected, and reinstalled the engine air filter this past week, using my shop-vac (on the dirty side) to suck off some leaf debris, etc.
She says she tightened the gas cap after it came on, but the light hasn't gone away after a few trips. I just checked the cap and it seemed to be one tight, but for good measure I removed it and put it back on, letting it click 3 times exactly as instructed.
We'll see if it goes off, but if not, any suggestions on what to check? Maybe wait for the gas to run down to a half tank or less and fill with some Shell or Mobil? Replace the gas cap with a new one?
She says she tightened the gas cap after it came on, but the light hasn't gone away after a few trips. I just checked the cap and it seemed to be one tight, but for good measure I removed it and put it back on, letting it click 3 times exactly as instructed.
We'll see if it goes off, but if not, any suggestions on what to check? Maybe wait for the gas to run down to a half tank or less and fill with some Shell or Mobil? Replace the gas cap with a new one?
